By-elections

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By elections 2022–present
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Highgate 30 November 2023 Siân Berry Green Lorna Russell Green Resignation upon selection as a prospective parliamentary candidate.[1][2]
South Hampstead 1 June 2023 Will Prince Labour Tommy Gale Labour Resignation due to work commitments.[3][4]
Hampstead Town 7 July 2022 Adrian Cohen Labour Linda Chung Liberal Democrats Resignation due to personal circumstances.[5][6]
By elections 2018–2022
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Fortune Green 22 July 2021 Flick Rea Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira Liberal Democrats Resignation for health reasons and due to the return to in-person meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
Haverstock 12 December 2019 Abi Wood Labour Gail McAnena Wood Labour Resignation.[9][10]
By elections 2014–2018
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Gospel Oak 9 November 2017 Theo Blackwell Labour Jenny Mulholland Labour Resignation on appointment as Chief Digital Officer for London.[11]
Gospel Oak 4 May 2017 Maeve McCormack Labour Marcus Boyland Labour Resignation due to being unable to live in the London Borough of Camden.[12][13]
Hampstead Town 7 May 2015 Simon Marcus Conservative Oliver Cooper Conservative Resignation
St Pancras and Somers Town 6 March 2015 Peter Brayshaw Labour Paul Tomlinson Labour Death
By elections 2010–2014
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Gospel Oak 14 March 2013 Sean Birch Labour Maeve McCormack Labour Resignation
Hampstead Town 27 September 2012 Kirsty Roberts Conservative Simon Marcus Conservative Resignation
Camden Town with Primrose Hill 3 May 2012 Thomas Neumark Labour Lazzaro Pietragnoli Labour Resignation
Highgate 15 September 2011 Michael Nicolaides Labour Sally Gimson Labour Resignation
Kentish Town 28 October 2010 Dave Horan Labour Jenny Headlam-Wells Labour Death
Frognal and Fitzjohns 22 July 2010 Martin Davies Conservative Gio Spinella Conservative Death
By elections 2006–2010
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Belsize 2 April 2009 Christopher Basson Liberal Democrats Tom Simon Liberal Democrats Resignation
Kentish Town 30 October 2008 Philip Thompson Liberal Democrats Nick Russell Liberal Democrats Resignation
Hampstead Town 25 September 2008 Mike Greene Conservative Linda Chung Liberal Democrats Resignation
Highgate 1 May 2008 Paul Barton Conservative Alex Goodman Green Resignation
Fortune Green 21 February 2008 Jane Schopflin Liberal Democrats Nancy Jirira Liberal Democrats Death
Haverstock 12 July 2007 Roy Shaw Labour Matt Sanders Liberal Democrats Resignation
Kentish Town 7 December 2006 Lucy Anderson Labour Ralph Scott Liberal Democrats Resignation
By elections 2002–2006
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Haverstock 20 February 2003 John Dickie Labour Jill Fraser Liberal Democrats Resignation
Camden Town with Primrose Hill 20 June 2002 Justin Barnard Liberal Democrats Jake T. Sumner Labour Resignation
By elections 1998–2002
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Frognal 25 January 2001 Pamela Chesters Conservative Mike Greene Conservative Resignation
Bloomsbury 28 September 2000 Jake Turnbull Labour Peter Brayshaw Labour Resignation
Adelaide 3 February 2000 Julian Tobin Conservative Peter J. Horne Conservative Death
Swiss Cottage 22 April 1999 Mary Ryan Labour Honora Morrissey Conservative Resignation
By elections 1994–1998
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Bloomsbury 4 May 1995 Shelley Burke Labour Pat Callaghan Labour Resignation
Adelaide 23 February 1995 Peter Day Labour Peter Singer Labour Resignation
By elections 1990–1994
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
St Pancras 22 April 1993 Mary Helsdon Labour Simon Fletcher Labour Resignation
St John's 17 December 1992 Simon McDonald Labour Fiona Brocklesby Labour Resignation
Highgate 15 October 1992 John Wakeham Labour Deborah Sacks Labour Resignation
West End 15 October 1992 Julia Devote Labour David Lines Labour Resignation
Somers Town 7 May 1992 Alfred Saunders Labour Robert W. Churchill Labour Death
Swiss Cottage 7 May 1992 Vaughan Emsley Conservative Peter J. Skolar Conservative Resignation
By elections 1986–1990
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Hampstead Town 26 January 1989 Selina Gee Conservative Rita Pomfret Conservative Resignation
St Pancras 1988 Stephen Bevington Labour Mary Helsdon Labour Resignation
Adelaide 23 July 1987 Stephen Moon Conservative Robert Graham Conservative Resignation
Somers Town 7 May 1987 Thomas Devine Labour Caroline Holding Labour Death
By elections 1982–1986
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Regent's Park 28 February 1985 John Mills Labour Stephen Bevington Labour Resignation
Chalk Farm 23 February 1984 Teresa Ryan Labour Richard Stein Labour Resignation
Swiss Cottage 21 July 1983 Derek Spencer Conservative Robert Graham Conservative Resignation
By elections 1978–1982
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
King's Cross 7 May 1981 Roderick Cordara Labour Barbara Hughes Labour Resignation
West End 7 May 1981 Kevin Gould Labour Sandra Wynn Labour Resignation
Chalk Farm 27 November 1980 Jonathan Sofer Labour Hamish McGibbon Labour Resignation
Grafton 30 October 1980 Christopher Gardiner Labour William Birtles Labour Resignation
Belsize 17 April 1980 Anthony Beaton Conservative Cathleen Mainds Conservative Resignation
St Pancras 17 April 1980 Michael Morrissey Labour Jennifer Willmot Labour Resignation
Adelaide 3 May 1979 Donald Degerdon Conservative Ian Pasley-Taylor Conservative Death
Swiss Cottage 3 May 1979 Brian Stoner Conservative Ronald Rees Conservative Resignation
By elections 1974–1978
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Swiss Cottage 20 October 1977 Ronald Raymond-Cox Conservative Michael C. Brahams Conservative Resignation
Holborn 27 January 1977 Frank Dobson Labour Kenneth J. Avery Conservative Resignation
St Pancras 27 January 1977 John Toomey Labour Thomas J. Devine Labour Resignation
Hampstead Town 15 July 1976 Archie MacDonald Conservative Stephen R. Rowlinson Conservative Resignation
Belsize 25 March 1976 Richard Arthur Labour Martin Morton Conservative Resignation
Gospel Oak 25 March 1976 Brian Loughran Labour Richard W. Turner Labour Resignation
By elections 1971–1974
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Grafton 7 June 1973 John Needham Labour Christopher Gardiner Labour Resignation
Gospel Oak 15 June 1972 John Keohane Labour Edwin Rhodes Labour Death
Swiss Cottage 2 March 1972 John Eidenow Labour Neil McIntosh Labour Resignation
By elections 1968–1971
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Holborn 12 March 1970 Alan Greengross Conservative Betty Grass Labour Resignation
Highgate 4 December 1969 Peter Brooke Conservative Harriet Greenway Conservative Resignation
Kilburn 5 December 1968 Jonny Johnson Labour David Offenbach Labour Death
By elections 1964–1968
Ward Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Chalk Farm 14 December 1967 Hilda Chandler Labour Peter Moloney Conservative Resignation
Gospel Oak 1 December 1966 Alexander Sullivan Labour Hamish McGibbon Labour Resignation
St John's 1 December 1966 Richard Lowe Labour Corin Hughes Stanton Labour Resignation
St Pancras 1 December 1966 Sidney Munn Labour Wendy Mantle Labour Death
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